Ron Paul v. Barack Obama

So what if Ron Paul were to win the Republican Primary. This is not so far-fetched to imagine. He has name recognition other candidates do not. He has an incredibly loyal and supportive base. He is intelligent, can deliver his message well, at least better than Gary Johnson (who has similar principles but could not deliver at the Presidential debate). Furthermore, currently in the country, social issues are not at the forefront, they are not big talking points. When the country faces real problems, social issues take a back-seat to economic, security, and foreign policy decisions (Social issues were important prior to 9/11 and the economic crisis, since then security and jobs have come to the forefront). So my belief is that it is possible for Paul to win the Primary on the issues the Republican base cares most about. Unfortunately, the social conservative Evangelicals and such that Karl Rove employed to great effect in electing George Bush will not come out for Paul, they will not vote for him, and if they do it will occur begrudgingly whilst mumbling under there breath of the lack of suitable candidates (c'mon, Donald Trump,... really!, Fox consideres him a frontrunner, this is infuriating and scary...Mitt Romney, Pawlenty! please!).

So what if it were Ron Paul and Obama in the Presidential election?

First lets look at Obama and what he has done

1. promised to have a more transparent government and to be more visible to the electorate, he promised "an unprecedented level of openness in government."
• secret negotiations for Obamacare
• never came through with 48 hour online viewing period for bills before voted on...
• secret military operations
• lobbyists and others have met with the President and their meetings have not been recorded
• secrecy surrounding Fed Reserve, and the bailouts of the Financial Sector
• Did not release evidence Osama was killed, even if he did not reveal photo of Osama, he should have widely dispersed the image as proof to multiple agencies and people...
2. Foreign Policy
1. increased military presence in Afghanistan
2. dedicated military to operations in Libya
3. Has made attacks on Yemeni's
4. Drone strikes continue...
5. supported EGYPTIAN DICTATORSHIP before realizing the rebels were going to prevail, then switched policy
6. oh, and he killed Osama as he lived a half-mile away from the west Point of Pakistan in a freaking Mansion which screamed he lives there!
3. Liberty & Freedom, "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit" of happiness for all
1. tortures and continues to torture Bradley Manning, wiki-leaks kid
2. did I mention Guantanamo Bay is still open
3. OBAMACARE, tried to pass a public option, doesn't want free choice, would rather control what we can get in the form of healthcare.
4. unprecedented corporatism
1. photo shoots with GE and political donors (GE owns MSNBC side note)
2. GE paid no taxes btw
3. huge subsidies for farms (not his policy, but a continued policy), ohh and the largest bailout ever! Obama chose who to save (Morgan Stanley) and who did not donate enough so could fail (Lehman Bros.)
5. NLRB takes freedom of Businesses to move capital to non-unionized states
6. Disclose Act (which failed) was to exempt the powerful enough lobbies who did not want to disclose their donors 
7. stopped off-shore drilling, all off-shore drilling, and still has not lifted ban, it is incredibly difficult for Oil companies to extract american oil, so we need to import more oil, all adding to speculation and more instability, and destroying American Jobs
4. Jobs
1. I cant even continue with this list anymore
5. those stupid signs on public works projects with his logo and name all over them piss me off...

Ok, did not realize how long of a lost that was going to be. I left out tons of things the President did that I forgot to mention I am sure. To be honest though, I do not blindly attack Obama. I am not a Republican, who would attack him no matter what he does and blame him for any ill which befell the country. Not all the problems are his fault. Furthermore, Bush was really no better. I truly disagree with the stances Obama has made. I agree with him on his stance on social issues mostly... ya but it ends there, can't currently think of anything else...

Back to the main point (or intended main point of this), Ron Paul v. Obama
Bulleted ideas

• Republican base will NOT vote for Obama, even if the Republican nominee was for the legalization of drugs.
• the hype and grassroots excitement for Obama has abated, reality has set in, there has not been change, the fervor of support from the black community may diminish
• The liberal base MAY leave Obama, especially for Ron Paul, Paul is more democratically inclined on some issues, which were historically the stalwart positions of the GOP (anti-interventionism)
• Ron Paul has an incredibly strong and active base
• Ron Paul has said many extreme things, but he has always been principled, he has never changed his mind
• RP can push his family (married over a half-century) and doctor credentials to win over healthcare and "good family man/public image" battle
• RP would win JOBS issue, most important issue
• RP would win healthcare issue, 2nd or 3rd most important issue (likely, not if a majority of the public is for socialized healthcare, I'd have to check polls on that though)
• PROBLEMS
• old age (75)
• will be labeled "extreme" and unbelievable scare tactics would be directed against him
• does not look presidential
• Mainstream Media despises him (Fox to Rachel Maddow to neo-con talk radio hosts

Any thoughts, list things I have missed. disagree?